Apportionment

Not to be outdone by other Secretaries who are gaining a lot more public attention, on March 26, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said “Hold my beer…” then announced that he was going along with Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ request to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 Census. The decision was announced despite concerns about the threat of a population undercount voiced by previous Census directors, the scientific and voting rights communities, and leaders in the public and private sectors. Read more >

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Michael Latner is a Kendall Science Fellow at the Union of Concerned Scientists' Center for Science and Democracy. He researches redistricting and gerrymandering in the United States, and the impact of electoral administrative law on political participation.